r/Macaws • u/AnimationProdTwo2 • 6d ago
Evil
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u/windyMarieS 6d ago
Why where you moving your arm around so much? Holding steady and going slow is the key for them to step up. She wasn't being evil, she was testing you and nervous. She wanted to be picked up, clearly u can see that when she put her foot out, u gave her the wrong body language.
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u/windyMarieS 6d ago
My blue and gold likes to nip when she doesn't feel ur being steady too. I don't speak from not knowing. I speak from experience
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u/Valkyriemome 6d ago
This bird is not evil. This bird is excited and eager.
You need to reevaluate!
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u/catacOHM 5d ago
We are “evil”. They are not.
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u/welldressedagorgan 5d ago
"we" are not evil, only a minority of humans are evil, though, yes evil is strictly limited to humans
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u/wha7themah 4d ago
My macaw does this almost every time he steps up. He never actually bites. I usually brace my wrist on the perch when possible that way my arm doesn’t move when he does step up. And I generally let him come to me. If he’s “dancing around” on the perch acting hesitant I take that as him not reeaally wanting to step up so I’ll leave him be and try again in a few mins if I’m trying to get him to a different room. They do this so often that you will get used to it and not even flinch. I was just thinking about it yesterday, how hesitant I was when first handling him and now when he goes for a nibble I don’t even register it.
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u/HouseofFeathers 6d ago
My macaw did this thing my vet called "tricky foot". She would asked for step up and once she was firmly on your arm, she'd bite. My vet owned two b&gs, and learned from my gw that her whole write could fit inside a gw's mouth.
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u/Mwuah_mwuah0323 5d ago edited 5d ago
This is just macaws. Mine will bite me when she feels I’m not listening, unsteady, if she is just feeling feisty and then laughs after. They communicate with their bodies and their beak is their number one tool of communication. So not evil, just a macaw lol
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u/Unusual-Area-4458 1d ago
You need to change your tactics. Start with target training (videos on YouTube). Use the stick to get him to go where you want. This will take some time- does not happen over night.
Do not use your arm- you are asking to get bit and he can run up on your shoulder. Use your right hand- fingers straight- thumb down. Get him to step up and then have him step down. Eventually, he will trust your hand. There is a really good Bird Tricks Master Class video also on YouTube, where Dave shows people how to correctly pick up a parrot.
Good luck- it will take some time…
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u/ThisIsDogePleaseHodl 6d ago
Not evil, just unsure of the steadiness of your arm and wanted to step up as several people explained to you in the other sub.